Peter Gabriel (1980 album)

Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Studio album by Peter Gabriel
Released	30 May 1980
Recorded	1979
Studio	Manor Mobile (Bath); The Townhouse (London);
Genre	Art rock; post-punk; post-progressive; progressive pop;
Length	45:32
Label	Charisma (UK); Mercury (US 1980); Geffen (US 1983)
Producer	Steve Lillywhite
Peter Gabriel chronology
Singles from Peter Gabriel
	"Games Without Frontiers"; Released: January 1980; "No Self Control"; Released: April 1980; "Biko"; Released: August 1980; "I Don't Remember"; Released: November 1980 (US);

Peter Gabriel is the third solo studio album by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel, released on 30 May 1980^[10] by Charisma Records. The album, produced by Steve Lillywhite, has been acclaimed as Gabriel's artistic breakthrough as a solo artist. AllMusic wrote that it established him as "one of rock's most ambitious, innovative musicians".^[11]

Building on the experimental sound of his previous self-titled studio album, it saw Gabriel embracing post-punk and new wave with an art rock sensibility. Gabriel also explored more overtly political material with the anti-war song "Games Without Frontiers" (which became a No. 4 hit and remains his joint highest-charting single in the UK) and the anti-apartheid protest song "Biko", which remembered the murdered activist Steve Biko.

The album is also often referred to as Melt, owing to its cover photograph by Hipgnosis.^[5] Some music streaming services currently refer to it as Peter Gabriel 3: Melt.^[12]

^ ^a ^b ^c Mic, Smith (2002). Peter Gabriel (booklet). Peter Gabriel. Box, Wiltshire, UK: Real World. p. 1.
^ Thomson, Graeme (30 October 2015). "Peter Gabriel – the first four solo albums remastered". Uncut. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
^ Bahn, Christopher (26 March 2007). "Peter Gabriel: Peter Gabriel (a.k.a. III/Melt)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
^ Cite error: The named reference Christgau 1990 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Roberts, Chris (11 October 2010). "Peter Gabriel 3: Melt 40 Years On By Chris Roberts". The Quietus. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
^ "BPI".
^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 28.
^ "Biko".
^ "Peter Gabriel singles".
^ Martin, Alf, ed. (31 May 1980). "Gabriel LP" (PDF). Record Week. London, England, UK: Morgan Grampian Ltd.: 5. ISSN 0144-5804. OCLC 6459252. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2023. Peter Gabriel's new album simply titled 'Peter Gabriel' is released on May 30.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Peter Gabriel". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
^ "Peter Gabriel 3: Melt". 23 May 1980 – via open.spotify.com.

[2002remasterbooklet-1] Mic, Smith (2002). Peter Gabriel (booklet). Peter Gabriel. Box, Wiltshire, UK: Real World. p. 1.

[2] Thomson, Graeme (30 October 2015). "Peter Gabriel – the first four solo albums remastered". Uncut. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

[3] Bahn, Christopher (26 March 2007). "Peter Gabriel: Peter Gabriel (a.k.a. III/Melt)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

[Christgau_1990-4] Cite error: The named reference Christgau 1990 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Quietus-5] Roberts, Chris (11 October 2010). "Peter Gabriel 3: Melt 40 Years On By Chris Roberts". The Quietus. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

[6] "BPI".

[7] "Music Week" (PDF). p. 28.

[8] "Biko".

[9] "Peter Gabriel singles".

[10] Martin, Alf, ed. (31 May 1980). "Gabriel LP" (PDF). Record Week. London, England, UK: Morgan Grampian Ltd.: 5. ISSN 0144-5804. OCLC 6459252. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2023. Peter Gabriel's new album simply titled 'Peter Gabriel' is released on May 30.

[11] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Peter Gabriel". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 October 2015.

[12] "Peter Gabriel 3: Melt". 23 May 1980 – via open.spotify.com.

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